Mumbai, Mar 3 (UNI) Replying to the Motion of Thanks on the address of Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in ongoing Budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly, state Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday took a swipe at the BJP-led central government saying that while the Centre clamped an abrupt lockdown last year and asked people to clang 'thalis' (plates), the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government provided full meals at affordable rates to the poor, needy and migrants during the Covid crisis.
“When people were being told to bang empty plates, we provided the poor people with full ‘thalis’ (plateful of meals) in the times of distress…” he said.
In his address, Mr Koshyari had lauded the state government’s 'Shiv Bhojan Yojana' launched on Jan 26, 2020 by which over 3.15 crore 'thalis' at Rs 5 per plate were served.